The Fifth Doctor as played by Peter Davison
As part of this year’s BBC Charity marathon Red Nose Day, there is a chance to have breakfast with not one, not two but seven Doctors! Yes, you can start the day with Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi!
I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing a few titles from Obverse Books including some of their Black Archive range. First up is the book length reflection on the Fifth Doctor story, Black Orchid. Written by Ian Millsted, this 100 page work covers every aspect of the story you might imagine, and a few more besides. If this is the level…
Thanks to the Horror Channel I am slowly catching up with 1980s Doctor Who. For many reasons I missed a lot of the Davison and early Colin Baker years, finally I get to sit down and consider them for what they are. Christopher Bailey’s Kinda is the first of a trilogy that will include Snakedance and the Lost Story Children…
I reviewed the rather delightful Time Lord Letters over on Starburst. This is a brilliantly simple idea brought to Doctor Who fans thanks to Justin Richards. If you want to more, the review is TIME LORD LETTERS. ::: Message Ends :::
A quick link to a decent length Peter Davison interview in the UK newspaper The Telegraph. The link is: Peter Davison: having another Doctor Who as a son-in-law is rather weird. Peter talks around the influence the show style has and the piece also covers his wider career. ::: Message Ends :::
The UK’s Daily Mirror may not be your normal source of Doctor Who reading, but this week they pulled out all the stops. If you haven’t read it, pop over now and treat yourself to the definitive list of the 9 worst Doctor Who stories of all time. Please read it until the end, then come back and let…
Great news for UK fans of classic Doctor Who — as reported on the Radio Times site, the Horror Channel is coming to Freeview. Why do we care? Well, this is the one place where you can watch vast amounts of classic Doctor Who. Even if like me you watched most (all) of these at the time this is a great way…
